Lupe Velez July 18, 1908 - December 13, 1944

Gene Autry’s favorite pair of boots, custom made in the 1930s. Autry Museum.

Ava Gardner and Mia Farrow, both ex-wives of legendary singer and actor Frank Sinatra, arrive together at the Academy of Motion Picture Awards in 1978.

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Jake Gyllenhaal’s godfather was Paul Newman and his godmother is Jamie Lee Curtis.

Name at Birth Bob Newhart: George Robert Newhart

Director Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct, Total Recall) was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on July 18, 1938.

Playwright Clifford Odets was born July 18, 1906. He was a leading dramatist of the theatre of social protest in the during the 1930s. His affiliation with the Group Theatre contributed to that company’s considerable influence on the American stage.

Actress Audrey Landers was born in Philadelphia on July 18, 1956.

July 18, 1994: "Kiss From a Rose" is released by Seal (Grammy Record and Song of the Year).

m.youtube.com/watch?v=rGt9.... Home Movie of Ted Williams Visiting the House of 16 year old Mike Piazza - and predicts his future.

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“If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.” Louis Armstrong

Barbara Luddy (1908-79) voiced several memorable characters for Disney.

Actor Burt Kwouk was born July 18, 1930 (d. 2016).

Actor: Adolphus "Dolph" Sweet was born in NYC on July 18, 1920 (d. 1985).

July 18, 1959: "The Nun's Story" based on the novel by Kathryn Hulme, starring Audrey Hepburn premieres in Los Angeles.

Singer and actress Harriet (Hilliard) Nelson [Peggy Lou Snyder] was born July 18, 1909.

“Poetry is like fish: if it's fresh, it's good; if it's stale, it's bad; and if you're not certain, try it on the cat.” Osbert Sitwell

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Gene Ahern's comic The Squirrel Cage (1936–53) featured a bearded character known as The Little Hitchhiker, who became notorious for his frequent expression, "Nov shmoz ka pop?," which he uttered while thumbing for a ride. He was the inspiration for Robert Crumb's Mr. Natural.

Name at Birth Fannie Flagg: Patricia Neal

Is it my imagination? This angle on the Batmobile leaving the Batcave (from "The Ring of Wax") seems different from the view in pretty much every other #Batman66 episode...

... and boxer Kid Gulliver in #Batman66 "Ring Around the Riddler" (S3 E2). Of course, he went on to fame in such films as "Westworld", "The Amityville Horror," and "Traffic" and the TV series "Pensacola: Wings of Gold." Do you have a favorite #JamesBrolin role?

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Tina Vitale: You know, you gotta lighten it up. Pink with maybe some gold wallpaper. And you need fabric, you know. Like big purple pillows or somethin'. Maybe some incense. Danny Rose: What is this? A Turkish whorehouse? I live here!

HAPPY BAT-BIRTHDAY to James Brolin, born July 18, 1940! He'd been playing minor roles in TV & film before the first of his 3 #Batman66 appearances, as an armored truck driver in "The Cat & The Fiddle" (S2 E4). He also played a cop in the Sandman arc, ... 1/2

Diane Keaton rarely sang in public. Here she is performing on The Tonight Show in 1973. m.youtube.com/watch?v=sD4R...

Vaughn De Leath (1894-1943) is credited for creating the musical style known as crooning, a technique she developed after microphones couldn’t register her high soprano notes. She wrote over 500 songs & sang verses in scat a decade before that type of vocal improv had a name.

Name at Birth Hayden Rorke: William Henry Rorke (1910-87)

Dick Button was ranked as one of the greatest figure skaters of all time. He was the only man to win top honors in the Olympic, World, European, North American, & U.S. national competitions, and in 1948 he held all those titles simultaneously.

Scat Cat was designed to be voiced by Louis Armstrong, but he was unable to record any of the film due to illness. The character’s look, the way he played his trumpet, and other physical characteristics were still modeled after “the great Satchmo.”

These are my summer clothes. Summer paid for and summer not.

“Silence is argument carried on by other means.” Ernesto "Che" Guevara

Happiness is a form of courage

“It takes a smart man to know he's stupid.” Barney Rubble

Larry Roberts (1926 – 1992) was an actor & fashion designer, who was most active in the 1950s. He's best known for his role of playing the voice of Tramp in Lady and the Tramp.

May Emmerich: Oh Lon, when I think of all those awful people you come in contact with - downright criminals - I get scared. Alonzo Emmerich: Oh, there's nothing so different about them. After all, crime is only... a left-handed form of human endeavor.

Donnie Dunagan (1934-) provided the voice for young Bambi. He became the Marines' youngest-ever drill instructor & served 3 tours in Vietnam, where he was wounded several times, before finally retiring in 1977 with the rank of Major.

Singer/actress Helen Morgan (1900-41) was an iconic figure of the 1920s, a nightclub performer known for her heart-rending interpretations of torch songs. She's recalled as the doomed Julie in stage & film productions of the landmark musical Show Boat.

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“Most of man's problems upon this planet, in the long history of the race, have been met and solved either partially or as a whole by experiment based on common sense and carried out with courage.” Frances Perkins

The only film in which both Diane Keaton & Mia Farrow appear is RADIO DAYS (1987).

Fred Astaire's 1st onscreen dance partner was Joan Crawford in "Dancing Lady" (1933). It's his film debut as well as that of Nelson Eddy. The 3 Stooges (Moe, Larry, & Curly) also make an early appearance.